# Sahel
## English
### Etymology

From Arabic سَاحِل (sāḥil, “border of the desert”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /səˈhɛl/

### Proper noun

Sahel
* A region of Africa, between the Sahara to the north and a more humid zone (Sudan) to the south.
* An administrative region of Tunisia, in the central east part of the country.

#### Derived terms

* Sahelian

#### Related terms

* Swahili

#### Translations
### References

* ↑ “"Sahel" on Lexico.com”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)‎, 2019 December 4 (last accessed), archived from the original on 4 December 2019

### Anagrams

* helas, leash, hales, Selah, heals, Saleh, sheal, shale, selah, Heals, Halse, halse, Hales, Shalë

## Finnish
### Etymology

From Arabic سَاحِل (sāḥil).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈsɑhel/, [ˈs̠ɑ̝ɦe̞l]
* Rhymes: -ɑhel
* Hyphenation: Sa‧hel

### Proper noun

Sahel
* Sahel (semiarid region in northern Africa)

#### Declension

Possessive forms of Sahel (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Sahelini
accusative
nom.
Sahelini
gen.
Sahelini
genitive
Sahelini
partitive
Saheliani
inessive
Sahelissani
elative
Sahelistani
illative
Saheliini
adessive
Sahelillani
ablative
Saheliltani
allative
Sahelilleni
essive
Sahelinani
translative
Sahelikseni
abessive
Sahelittani
instructive
comitative
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Sahelisi
accusative
nom.
Sahelisi
gen.
Sahelisi
genitive
Sahelisi
partitive
Saheliasi
inessive
Sahelissasi
elative
Sahelistasi
illative
Saheliisi
adessive
Sahelillasi
ablative
Saheliltasi
allative
Sahelillesi
essive
Sahelinasi
translative
Saheliksesi
abessive
Sahelittasi
instructive
comitative
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Sahelimme
accusative
nom.
Sahelimme
gen.
Sahelimme
genitive
Sahelimme
partitive
Saheliamme
inessive
Sahelissamme
elative
Sahelistamme
illative
Saheliimme
adessive
Sahelillamme
ablative
Saheliltamme
allative
Sahelillemme
essive
Sahelinamme
translative
Saheliksemme
abessive
Sahelittamme
instructive
comitative
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Sahelinne
accusative
nom.
Sahelinne
gen.
Sahelinne
genitive
Sahelinne
partitive
Sahelianne
inessive
Sahelissanne
elative
Sahelistanne
illative
Saheliinne
adessive
Sahelillanne
ablative
Saheliltanne
allative
Sahelillenne
essive
Sahelinanne
translative
Saheliksenne
abessive
Sahelittanne
instructive
comitative
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Sahelinsa
accusative
nom.
Sahelinsa
gen.
Sahelinsa
genitive
Sahelinsa
partitive
Saheliaan Saheliansa
inessive
Sahelissaan Sahelissansa
elative
Sahelistaan Sahelistansa
illative
Saheliinsa
adessive
Sahelillaan Sahelillansa
ablative
Saheliltaan Saheliltansa
allative
Sahelilleen Sahelillensa
essive
Sahelinaan Sahelinansa
translative
Sahelikseen Saheliksensa
abessive
Sahelittaan Sahelittansa
instructive
comitative

#### Derived terms

* sahelinelandi
* sahelinpaksujalka

## German
### Etymology

Ultimately from Arabic سَاحِل (sāḥil, “border of the desert”, literally “coast”).

### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Sahel m (proper noun, strong, genitive Sahels or Sahel)
* Sahel (semiarid region in northern Africa)
    Synonym: Sahelzone

## Spanish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /saˈel/ [saˈel]
* Rhymes: -el
* Syllabification: Sa‧hel

### Proper noun

Sahel m
* Sahel (semiarid region in northern Africa)

#### Derived terms

* saheliano